Baby Boy Names That Start With B

From Babul to Byron and everything in between, hundreds of baby boy names starting with the letter B along with the meanings and origin of each name.

Baby Naming Tip – Listen to how the name you’ve chosen sounds when you say it out loud. Does it sound good with your last name? Consider baby boy names with different numbers of syllables between the first and last name to create rhythm when the names are spoken together.

First we’ll start with the most
popular baby boy names from 2018. They were:

Rank

Name

1

Benjamin

2

Brayden

3

Bryson

4

Bennett

5

Bentley

6

Brandon

7

Braxton

8

Beau

9

Brody

10

Blake

11

Brooks

12

Bryce

13

Brantley

14

Barrett

15

Beckett

16

Bryan

17

Brian

18

Bradley

19

Brady

20

Beckham

Benjamin was the most popular baby boy name starting with B
in 2018. This should come as no surprise
as Benjamin has been the most common baby boy name starting with B as far back
as 2009. What a run!

Here’s how the top three names have looked over the past
decade:

2018’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With B

Benjamin wasn’t just popular for B boy names in 2018. Overall it was the number 6 most popular name among all baby boy names in 2018. Here’s how it looked when compared to all baby boys born in 2018:

Names About As Popular as Benjamin

While Benjamin was a popular choice in 2018, you can see it
was only about 92% as popular a baby boy name as William. Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most
popular baby boy names beginning with B throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With B

Now let’s look into what boy’s names lost and gained
popularity in 2018, again only for names starting with B.

2018 Trending Boy Names Starting With B

As you can see, Baker jumped by 33 slots while Brayan lost
some ranking in 2018 by 10 spots.

Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With B

While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming
their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To
that end, below is the some of the more unique baby boy names starting with B.

Rank

Name

1

Bear

2

Blaise

3

Bilal

4

Brantlee

5

Brayson

6

Bellamy

7

Boaz

8

Brenden

9

Bernard

10

Bastian

11

Brent

12

Bronx

13

Banks

14

Barry

15

Brenton

16

Braiden

17

Benny

18

Bernardo

19

Brice

20

Brendon

Overall, Bear was the 1005th most popular boy
name in 2018 with 204 babies. That means there were 66x more Benjamins than Bears
last year. That makes it a very unique name!

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we
present a list of literally every baby boy name starting with B, the name’s
meaning and origin. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

Top Boy Names and Unique Boy Names beginning with B

Babar through Bali

BabarTurkish — A Lion.

BabulHindu

BacchusGreek — The Roman God of wine.

BaeKorean — Inspiration.

BaharPersian — Baharak

BaileyOld French — A bailiff or administrative official.

BainganaSwahili — people are equal

BairdScottish Gaelic — A bard or minstrel.

BairnScottish — child

BajnokHungarian — victor

BakariSwahili — Promising.

Bakerunknown — Baxter, Baxley

BalavanHindu — powerful

BalboLatin — inarticulate

BalderSwedish — god of light

BaldricTeutonic — A bold or princely ruler.

BaldwinTeutonic — A brave friend or protector.

BaleUgandan — home of the Mutima clan

BalfourScottish Gaelic — From the village by the pasture.

BaliHindu — Mighty warrior

Balint through Barclay

BalintLatin — strong and healthy

BallardTeutonic — Strong, bold.

BalramHindu

BalthasarGreek — The Lord protects the king. One of the three wise men in the Bible.

BalthazarGreek — The Lord protects the king. One of the three wise men in the Bible.

BalunAboriginal — A river.

BancroftOld English — From the bean field.

BandeleYoruban — born away from home

BaneHawaiian — long-awaited child

BanjoraAboriginal — A Koala.

BankimHindu

BanningGaelic — blond child

Banquo — From Shakespeare’s play MacBeth.

BansiHindu

BaptistaLatin — The baptised one.

BarabasHebrew — Barabba

BarakHebrew — A flash of lightning.

BaranLatin — form of star aldebaran

BarberLatin — beard

BarclayOld English — From the meadow of the Birch tree.

Barden through Barrett

BardenOld English — From the valley of barley.

BardoAboriginal — Water.

Bardolph — From Shakespeare’s play Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V

BardonAnglo-Saxon — barley valley

BaregaAboriginal — The wind.

BarendDutch — A firm bear.

BariFrench, Celtic, Welsh — spear thrower, son of Harry, marksman

BarlowOld English — From the barley hill.

BarnaAramic — son of comforting

BarnabasHebrew — Son of a prophecy.

BarnardTeutonic — As brave as a bear.

Barnardine — From Shakespeare’s play A Winter’s Tale.

BarnardoTeutonic — Bold as a bear.

BarnetOld English — From the place cleared by burning.

BarnettOld English — noble man

Barney — As brave as a bear.

BarnumOld English — A stone house.

Barny — As brave as a bear.

BaronOld French — A nobleman.

BarrettTeutonic — bear-like

Barry through Baul

BarryIrish Gaelic — Like a spear.

BarsHungarian — pepper

BarseEnglish — fresh-water perch

BartHebrew — Hill, furrow. From the name Bartholomew.

BarthHebrew — Hill, furrow. From the name Bartholomew.

BartholomewHebrew — Hill, furrow.

BartonOld English — From the Barley fields.

BaruchHebrew — Blessed.

BarwonAboriginal — A wide river.

BashirArabic — A good omen.

BasilGreek — Like a king.

BasimArabic — The smiling one.

Bassanio — From Shakespeare’s play Merchant of Venice.

Bassett — From Shakespeare’s play King Henry VI.

BastiaanGreek — venerable

BastianLatin — A man from Sebasta. The name of a 3rd-century saint.

BastienLatin — A man from Sebasta. The name of a 3rd-century saint.

Batesunknown

BaudouinFrench — A brave friend or protector.

BaulEnglish — snail

Bavol through Beck

BavolEnglish — wind

BaxterOld English — A baker.

BayVietnamese — Born on a Saturday. Also a herb and a reddish-brown colour.

BayanaiFilipino — hero

BayardOld French — With reddish-brown hair.

BayleyOld French — A bailiff or administrative official.

BazyliPolish — royalty

BeacanCeltic, Gaelic — small, little one

BeacherOld English — dweller by the beech tree

BeaganIrish Gaelic — The little one.

BeamanOld English — beekeeper

BeardsleyOld English — beard, wood

BeathanScottish Gaelic — Scottish Gaelic form of Benjamin. Son of my right hand.

BeattieIrish Gaelic — The provider.

BeauFrench — Handsome or beautiful. A boy or girl’s name.

BeaumontOld French — A beautiful hill or mountain.

BeauregardOld French — Beautiful, handsome.

BebeFrench — baby

BecanIrish Gaelic — A little one.

BeckOld English — A brook or small stream.

Becse through Benny

BecseHungarian — the kite

BedeOld English — A prayer.

BedrichCzech — A peaceful ruler.

BelaHungarian — The white one. A boy or girl’s name.

Belarius — From Shakespeare’s play Cymbeline.

BeldonOld English — beautiful pasture, child of the unspoiled glen

BelenGreek — an arrow

BellamyOld French — A handsome friend.

BemNigerian — peace

BemusGreek — platform

BenHebrew — Son of my right hand.

BenceHungarian — victor

BenedickLatin — Son of my right hand.

BenedictLatin — Son of my right hand.

BenitoLatin — blessed

BenjaminHebrew — A son of the south, or the son of the right hand. The brother of Joseph in the Bible.

Benjy — Son of my right hand.

BennetLatin — Little blessed one.

BennettLatin — Little blessed one.

Benny — Son of my right hand.

Benson through Bersh

BensonOld English — Son of Benjamin. Son of my right hand.

BentleyOld English — From the bent grass clearing or meadow.

BentonOld English — From the bent grass farm.

Benvolio — From Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet.

BerengerFrench — courage of a bear

BergTeutonic — A mountain.

Bergen — The name of a Norwegian port.

BergerTeutonic — From the mountains.

BergrenSwedish — mountain stream

BeriszlHungarian — honor

BerkTurkish — solid and firm

BerkeleyOld English — From the Birch tree wood or meadow.

BerklyOld English — From the Birch tree wood or meadow.

BernardTeutonic — Bold as a bear.

Bernardo — From Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

Bernie — Bold as a bear.

Berny — Bold as a bear.

Berowne — From Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labour Lost.

BerriganAboriginal — Wattle.

BershEnglish — one year

Bert through Bhishma

Bert — Bright, nobility.

BertholdTeutonic — glorious ruler

Bertie — Bright, nobility.

BertramTeutonic — A bright raven.

BerwynWelsh — Fair-haired, or a bright friend. A boy or girl’s name.

BesnikAlbanian

BevalEnglish — like the wind

BevanWelsh — Son of Evan Young warrior.

BeverlyOld English — From the stream of the beaver. A boy or girl’s name.

BevisFrench — After the city of Beauvais, meaning a beautiful outlook or view.

Beyers

BhagirathHindu

BharatSanskrit — Being maintained. The name of the Hindu God of fire.

BhaskarHindu

BhaveshHindu

BhavinHindu — Swedish

BhavyaHindu

BhimHindu

BhimaSanskrit — The mighty one.

BhishmaHindu

Bhrigu through Blair

BhriguHindu — a Prajapati

BhudevHindu — lord of the earth

BhupenHindu

BhupendraHindu

BhuvanHindu

BialyPolish — white-haired boy

BilalArabic — first convert of muhammad

Bill — A strong and resolute protector.

Billy — A strong and resolute protector.

BingOld English — From the hollow.

BinghamOld English — Crib.

BinyaminJewish — A son of the south, or the son of the right hand. The brother of Joseph in the Bible.